Waterbeach Angling Club community open day opens up wonderful world of fishing

Waterbeach Angling Club in North Cambridgshire hosted a fantastic open day recently providing the opportunity for the local community to try fishing for the first time and help them to achieve their Bronze Get Fishing Award.

The club showcased a number of different methods of fishing to give a great insight into the variety of opportunities in the angling world for those looking to pursue a journey into fishing. It also gave the community a chance to meet new like-minded neighbours.

One proud Grandparent shared this testimonial of the day:

I was fishing Dodds water with my grandson, and it was a real pleasure seeing so many children and hearing their joy in catching a fish or two. I got to help a young lad and his mum both catch fish, one of them being a bream in tip top condition weighing it at, I guess, around 6lbs. All in a very successful day which is a credit to ALL the volunteers and community members for all their hard work at the club. Russell Hall.

You can Get Fishing too! There are so many locations to choose from. Events are free or low-cost and include a free fishing licence for everybody while they are fishing at the event, generously donated by the Environment Agency to encourage more people to get into the wonderful activity of angling, which brings health and wellbeing benefits, focus and fun times to so many families who take part.

Get Fishing events are a great introduction to angling because you can simply turn up and fish and don’t need to bring any of your own fishing tackle or bait – it will all be provided on the day, by the event organiser. All the Get Fishing events running from now through summer 2025 can be found in our Get Fishing event pages.

Come along to a beginner have-a-go fishing session like this, and discover why fishing is good for your body and mind, why it doesn’t matter what age or ability level you are, and how fishing is great for children to get outdoors and gain focus and concentration in nature, and away from their screens.

Bring friends and children to learn to fish, see some nature at the waterside and enjoy a wonderful experience for the whole family. It’s great to learn a new skill, re-awaken your love of the great outdoors and embrace some newfound knowledge that you can use when you come fishing again.

There will be more events like this coming up this Summer! Keep checking our Summer of Fishing Events diary to find out when.

The Get Fishing campaign is funded by

The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often is funded by the Environment Agency from fishing licence income as part of the National Angling Strategic Services contract with the Angling Trust, and Sport England. Children under 13 do not need a licence, and licences for children aged between 13 and 16 are free but you still need to register and receive a licence before you go fishing. You can get a licence for the full year, for 8 days (ideal for holidays!) or just a day’s fishing.

NOTE: Although young children who are under 13 year old do not need a licence to fish, the person supervising them needs to have the proper fishing licence before they take hold of the fishing rod or help the child fish with it.

Get Fishing is Proudly Supported by

The Angling Trust’s ‘Get Fishing’ campaign is proudly supported by
Shakespeare, Exclusive Tackle Partner and Angling Direct, Exclusive Retail Partner
as we all work towards getting more people fishing, more often.

If there’s something that you cannot find here to help you start fishing or return to angling, please contact your local Regional Angling Development Officer – you can find the nearest one to where you want to go fishing here.